Motumaoho School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 28
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 2101 Hamilton Road, Motumaoho, Morrinsville
- Territorial authority
- Matamata-Piako District
- Phone
- 07-8897597
- office@motumaoho.school.nz
- Website
- http://motumaoho.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- Uniform
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday, 2 February 2026 – Thursday, 2 April 2026
Term 1 | Monday, 2 February 2026 | Thursday, 2 April 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday, 20 April 2026 – Friday, 3 July 2026
Term 2 | Monday, 20 April 2026 | Friday, 3 July 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday, 20 July 2026 – Friday, 25 September 2026
Term 3 | Monday, 20 July 2026 | Friday, 25 September 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday, 12 October 2026 – Monday 14 December 2026
Term 4 | Monday, 12 October 2026 | Monday 14 December 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Monday, 2 February 2026 – Thursday, 2 April 2026
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- In their words
- Whakaute/Respect: I am kind and caring to myself and all others
- Kawenga/Responsibility: I am focused and make good choices
- Wairua/Resilience: I have a positive attitude and bounce back
- Ratonga/Service: I am helpful to others and use my initiative
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 22
- Māori
- 9
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 1
- MELAA
- 2
- Other
- 0
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Motumaoho School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Motumaoho School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Motumaoho School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 488
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1912
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 17 February 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (17 February 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 17 February 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 28 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
March 2017
33
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 15 June 2017
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 17 February 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Motumaoho School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Motumaoho is a small rural school catering for students in Years 1 to 6. It is located 7km outside Morrinsville, surrounded by farmland. A new Principal was appointed in 2021.
Motumaoho School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
accelerate ‘our learners in mathematics, reading and writing’
accelerate ‘our Māori learners and priority learners’
implement ways to ‘take care of the environment that we live and learn in’
grow community involvement.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Motumaoho School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively assessment data is being used to inform teaching and learning programmes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
accelerate student progress and achievement and address the specific learning needs of Māori and priority learners
report to the board of trustees and community about student progress and achievement
develop teacher practice to improve student outcomes .
The school expects to see:
equitable and excellent outcomes for learners
systems and processes to track student progress and achievement included in the reporting cycle
the localised curriculum embedded in teaching and learning programmes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively assessment data is being used to inform teaching and learning programmes:
student management systems have been implemented and assessment tools updated
localised curriculum planning is in place to support the development of teaching and learning programmes
growing student-centred community and school connections.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
professional development to strengthen teacher capability to use data to inform teaching and learning programmes
further develop of localised curriculum design and implementation.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
17 February 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 3 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).